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Hello and welcome to my FireRed run, cleverly titled FireFred because of reasons!This run is more or less finished in game already, so tips aren't the best thing to give me by now, although speculating is perfectly fine (and fun to read)

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THE RULES:-Catch only the first in every area, route, cave, forest. If it's a Duplicate, too bad.-If it faints, it dies. Release it.-Name everyone-No legendaries-Entire party faints = Game Over

I'm called Chin Rivers, AKA Cythocalypse, AKA SureYouCan and on this day seven years ago I posted the first pages of my Pokemon Nuzlocke comic FireFred on the official Nuzlocke forums. At the time I was extremely passionate about the project and I spent many of my breaks at the school I was attending just doodling away in Adobe Flash with a mouse.

Attempting the Nuzlocke challenge and drawing the comic gave me a new appreciation for the Pokemon franchise I carry with me to this day, for one it was the first time I ever nicknamed my Pokemon and it helped give me a larger appreciation for the beasts in all my future playthroughs whether Nuzlocke or not! I still think about the characters featured in the comic even today and they are all very precious to me.

I really, really wanted to finish this project but it's now been SEVEN YEARS and I've come to the conclusion that I'll probably never complete it. I still want to but I've not been able to rekindle the drive to draw it since Chapter 10 ended soon four years ago. Therefore, I've decided to write a recap detailing how the events of FireFred would have played out aswell as additional thoughts and the dreams I had for the future.

FireFred is like a time capsule to me now. When I read through it and think about all the characters, jokes and reference, even those I wished to make going forward, I am brought back in time all those seven years. I still went to school. Today I have my own apartment and a job.

There was a time I was very much into Castlevania and I planned to make a reference to that, as well as a joke about Mega Evolution. I came up with that one when they were first announced. Gustav as a character is also very interesting as I no longer keep in touch with the friend he was based on. All of these things are just crazy to think about.

It's often embarassing for an artist to look back at some of their earlier work, and while I do find some things in FireFred to be dated, I'm incredibly proud of what I did manage to accomplish. FireFred was a complete story with character arcs, foreshadow, callbacks and all that good stuff. While I still create my own characters and stories, I've never done it in such a self-contained manner ever since.

Finally reaching the end of this project made me cry. Good tears, though!

Starting today, I will be uploading one Chapter per day in written form with an accompanying drawing. I will continue doing this until the story is complete. For this event, I also remastered the three Prologue pages with new art! Hopefully that won't make it as jarring for potential new readers to get into the comic!

I apologise as this might not be the finale people, or even I myself, wanted. But I hope this gives closure to some people, if people are still reading!

It absolutely will for me.

Thank you,

Chin

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 begins with Fred leaving the Fuschia City Poke Mart after having purchased several Full Heals together with Helia the Meowth, withdrawn from the PC to serve as Lawliet the Vaporeon's replacement. (From this point on, Helia never partook in any battles due to her low level and I intended to draw her mostly clinging onto Fred's shoulders or his backpack, acting like moral support for the rest of the team!)

Fred sits himself down upon one of the hills on Route 19, watching the sea to the south. Still in mourning but determined to continue onwards Fred mulls over the fact that he can no longer Surf to Cinnabar Island without Lawliet's help. He struggles with this issue, until he has a realisation.

The last bottom two rows of the page would have displayed a grand drawing depicting Fred riding upon the back of Greggory the Gyarados, taken back from the Pokemon Day Care back on Route 5 after having been left there in Chapter 5. (When I originally translated the notes I took from the original playthrough into a comic script I omitted a lot of catches that never ended up being used. For those who knew this detail, Greggory's capture finally has meaning!)

While Surfing along Route 19 and Route 20, Dash the Pidgeotto partakes in battles against Swimmers to bring his level back up on par with the others. He is accidentally poisoned by a Seadra's Poison Point but his sheer willpower, aswell as being on the edge on evolving as hinted by after his Hypno kill in the last Chapter, keeps him alive and able to free fall long enough for Fred and Greggory to catch up with him. As he relaxes in safety he finally evolves into a Pidgeot and promts Greggory to compliment him as "Dashin'!" being the effeminate fish that he is.

They reach a dead end at the Seafoam Island, Fred refusing to enter purely because he doesn't want to throw himself into a cave this soon. As they turn around to Surf back, they ask themselves if there's anything of value to find there anyway? Articuno would be seen flying off in the distance. (When I was playing the game I had completely forgotten what the Seafoam Islands were and because of unfamiliarity I just skipped it entirely.)

Arriving back in Viridian City, the team walks together back through Route 1 to Pallet Town. Suddenly, Fred is overwhelmingly touched to stand in his hometown after such a long journey and he suggests an extended break.

Fred finds his house empty, commenting that people are rarely in the house these days. The house stands in good shape, if a bit dusty, and there are photographs of simpler days on the walls and on the fridge. Fred, his parents, Gustav and Professor Oak. Dash also finds his old bird cage from when Fred was young.

Fred visits all his acquaintances, most notably Professor Oak who shows him the progress he is making on his newest invention: the Pokedex. Helping him with his work and research is Professor Rowan from the Sinnoh region. (More on that later....)

Helia, Leyara the Nidoqueen and Mortimer the Venusaur joins Fred inside Professor Oak's Lab and Mortimer is similarly to his Trainer overwhelmed by his surroundings, standing within what was his home for so long. He shares with Helia and Leyara his earliest memories, how he had never seen the world outside of the Lab and how he was never chosen to be a newbie Trainer's Starter Pokemon, assuming that is the purpose he was bred for.

Mortimer reveals he was actually a very small Bulbasaur and would be considered a runt even as a Venusaur but his place within the team gives him another different sense of stature. The others rely on him as a supporting pillar which he values and appreciates immensely and he is determined to repay everyone's kindness. Everyone they had lost, everyone who still walks with him, and Fred's. Helia and Leyara are touched by Mortimer opening up to them and they all hug it out.

Meanwhile Brutus the Arcanine has set himself down on the shore of Route 21, south of Pallet Town. Lawliet's death affected him more than he has let on and he vows to become stronger and do his part to not allow anyone else to be lost. His lone brooding is interrupted by Greggory who is spending time in the waters close to the town.

The two exchange some casual words, Greggory's natural curiousity born from his isolation rubbing Brutus the wrong way and the Arcanine is shocked to hear Greggory has figured out his fondness for the Nidoqueen, Leyara. Despite this and to tease Brutus, Greggory suggests Leyara hook up with Mortimer to which Brutus quickly disagrees!

The team settles inside Fred's home for a period of time.

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 begins with Gym Leader Blaine hosting a quiz event infront of his Gym at Cinnabar Island, pulling in a crowd with his antics as he brings in any Pokemon enthusiasts, notably excited children to answer his questions in exchange for gifts and prestige. Suddenly, a cloaked figure in the back answers a few of Blaine's more advanced questions about battle tactics.

The two end up in a heated exchange with Blaine rapid-firing his questions at the young man until he inevitably messes up, causing the crowd to roar with laughter. Blaine encourages to youth to show his true appearance and meet his new fans, a lot of the folks curious about the newcomer. The young man lifts his hood to reveal that it's Fred! Fred has not gotten physically older, indicating the stay in Pallet Town wasn't overly long, but he has clearly dealt with some issues within himself and appears more mature. (I wanted to rework Fred's design and reveal it at this point! I had also just watched Return of the Jedi at the time I came up with this so I might have wanted to reference that too)

Blaine is ecstatic to see Fred which leaves plenty of people in the crowd confused before Blaine explains that Fred is one of the three youths who handled the Team Rocket situation in Saffron City some time ago. The crowd groups up around Fred in admiration and Blaine openly asks if he has come to challenge the Gym Leader. Fred answers by calling out Greggory against Blaine's Growlithe and Arcanine, and the area around the Gym is flooded and Fred claims the Volcano Badge. (I wanted to trace a photo of my partner's late Collie on Blaine's Arcanine. I had this idea while he was still alive. RIP Charlie, Arceus bless his dog soul)

Amidst the excitement Bill, the Pokemon Researcher and developer of the Pokemon Storage System appears in exactly the same fashion he did in Chapter 3 (I even wanted to use the exact same drawing when he slides into frame!) Bill and Fred chat as the crowd slowly disperses and Bill reveals he is traveling to the Sevii Islands to attend an Eeveelutions Convention, forcing Fred to tag along.

Once on the islands Fred, naturally refusing to join Bill any further, hears from the owner of the Joyful Game Corner that his daughter Lostelle has gone missing. The team offers to find her and starts the search before being interrupted by a sudden commotion. Upon investigating they discover the Biker Gang from Route 17, the Cycling Road, causing havoc.

The Bikers recognise Fred aswell and explain that after the incident with the Arbok, the Biker Boss considered their turf to have been taken over. They roamed Kanto for weeks until they found the Sevii Islands, and now this annoying punk has come for them again! The boss challenges Fred to a battle and sends out his Weezing against Leyara.

Channeling all his rage and humiliation into his command, the Biker Boss orders his Weezing to SelfDestruct and Leyara is unable to escape in time. With her last breath Leyara looks to Brutus and in her final thoughts she apologises for never giving him a straight answer to his affection.

After the battle ends with Fred's victory the Biker's let slip that they have information on Lostelle's whereabouts, having seen her walk into Berry Forest. While the team takes a moment to mourn Leyara's death Helia takes matters into her own paws and slips away, heading in the direction of the forest.

Within, Helia considers the atmosphere incredibly creepy and she thinks she hears a strange humming melody between the trees. Eventually she finds Lostelle who is initially scared of her but recognising that the Meowth before her is not a Wild one. The humming grows louder and eventually, a Hypno shows himself having kept Lostelle lost within the forest for some time. (Obligatory Hypno's Lullaby reference, or I atleast wanted to make the tone creepy!)

The rest of the team hurries into Berry Forest after discovering Helia's absence and they confront the Hypno just before he and Helia were about to battle and Fred catches him with a Pokeball. The Hypno is named Marwyn, gleefully accepting the idea of a nickname as he finds it quaint. Despite that he is somewhat offended by being captured, though not entirely against the idea.

Marwyn reveals he was just playing pranks on the girl because seeing her run around lost within the woods amused him. Fred recognises the Hypno's potential in battle and offers him a possible spot on the team but not before asking if Marwyn is going to stab him in the back for further amusement. Marwyn is offended further, saying he may be quirky but he isn't cruel. Before heading out, the team forces Marwyn to apologise to Lostelle much to his embarassment.

Fred helps Lostelle return to her father and she cannot stop admiring Fred's bond with his Pokemon, declaring her own wish to become a Trainer one day. Since Helia found Lostelle, the girl had kept hugging and petting the Meowth and before Fred leaves he asks Lostelle if she'd be willing to look after Helia for him.

Everyone is surprised, Helia more than anyone,but Fred explains to her that she is not a Pokemon fit for fighting anymore. Instead, how she went out of her way to make sure a human in need was safe shows her true colours. Fred says he thinks Helia would live a good life here together with Lostelle, who is overjoyed at the possibility of recieving the very same Pokemon who made her feel less scared as a partner.

Helia is overwhelmed with emotion, she too having grown attached to the little girl in return, and sobs against Fred's shoulder as they hug for a long time. Everybody gets to say their good-byes to Helia, even Ivan the Snorlax who Fred withdrew from the PC as Helia's replacement. Ivan always fancied Helia from their time spent in the Box together and he howls in sadness as they part, promising her he come to see her again one day. Helia just smiles at him, acknowledging their friendship.

Before the team returns to meet up with Bill, Fred and Helia hug one final time.

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 begins as Bill has finished his long, crazy day at the Eeveelutions Convention, apologising to Fred for stranding him on the Islands. Fred holds no grudge against Bill, appearing in good spirits for the most part. As they prepare to leave Fred is stopped by an elderly woman drawn to his Venusaur.

The woman leans awkwardly close to Mortimer, inspecting the scar upon his cheek he recieved from the battle with the Ghost in the Pokemon Tower. She reads the history of his scar and acknowledges the Venusaur's fighting prowess and further potential, teaching him the devastating move Frenzy Plant.

With Ivan joining the team and eager to prove himself and one day impress Helia, Fred is spurred on to hurry towards the final Pokemon Gym. They arrive in Viridian City and quickly hears word that the mysterious Gym Leader has returned. Fred remembers he barely knows anything about him even after having lived so close all his life. Amidst all the gossip he picks up the name of the Leader; Giovanni.

Barging in through the large doors Fred is shocked to view a battle just ending, an official Gym Match between his friend and rival Gustav and Giovanni himself, the leader of Team Rocket. Giovanni has lost this battle, anger burning in his eyes but he nonetheless declares the match ended with Gustav's victory.

Gustav is given the Earth Badge as Giovanni asks the young man to join him and his organisation, comparing the two to each other. He says the two of them aren't so different when it comes to wanting to gather the strongest Pokemon and Gustav would go far within Team Rocket.

Fred catches a glimpse of Gustav's face, exhausted and worn from what must have been the toughest battle he ever fought. From the look in his eyes, it must have been a battle both between Pokemon and their Trainer's minds when Giovanni even now strikes him with his words. Gustav calls back his Pokemon and stands still in total silence before Giovanni until he finally turns to walk away.

He lifts his head and spots Fred waiting by the door, surprised and even relieved to see him, before his tired features take on his usual determined expression. The only thing he has to say to his childhood friend as he passes by is that they'll see each other at Indigo Plateau; the Pokemon League.

Giovanni is not so pleased to come face-to-face with another young Trainer who bested him and as Fred steps out onto the arena to challenge him Giovanni verbally takes out his anger on Fred. He proudly exclaims Team Rocket's motives, to uncover old Pokemon fossils at Mt. Moon, to use Mr. Fuji's old research to further their goals, and to take over Silph Co.'s Pokeball production to mass-produce the Master Ball.

The battle begins and Giovanni continues to unleash his anger, his Pokemon fiercely battling Fred's while he attacks Fred himself with his words. He insults Fred, calling him a pathetic Trainer for valuing the bonds with his Pokemon so much. He even calls out how Gustav relies on sheer force with his team and that Fred cannot trust him. He did just leave Fred to fend for himself after all.

Fred manages to just tip the fight into his favour when Giovanni commands all his remaining Pokemon to do an Earthquake at the same time, collapsing the floor underneath everyone's feet, crashing the entire floor down into the basement of the Viridian City Gym.

Mortimer comes to amongst the rubble and appears to have been seperated from the rest of the team, only finding Fred closeby. He thankfully isn't injured too bad and was just tumbled around a bit from the fall. They set out to find the others, calling out to them in urgency.

The team seems to have been separated into pairs and they all find themselves ambushed by Giovanni's Pokemon who seems to navigate the ruins with surprising ease. However, Fred's team retaliates by beautifully synchronising their actions and moves with Mortimer at the helm, displaying their true bond and ability to depend and trust each other.

Giovanni watches the last of his Pokemon fall, and he himself drops to his knees in defeat. His last action is to throw the Earth Badge at Fred's feet. Now a broken man, neither Giovanni nor Fred has anything left to say to each other and Fred leaves the Rocket Leader in the ruins of both his Gym and his life.

With all eight badges and a burning purpose with no intention of being extinguished, Fred heads to Route 22 to catch up with Gustav at the Pokemon League!

Chapter 14

(Before reaching the Pokemon League, I had planned to host another Q&A Session around this time. The first and only one I did was a lot of fun and I always looked forward to another one. I also planned on making Victory Road into another animated segment like Courage and Excited Duelist.

I wanted to animate to the song Warriors of the World by Manowar to immortalize Mortimer the Venusaur, Dash the Pidgeot, Brutus the Arcanine, Ivan the Snorlax, Greggory the Gyarados and Marwyn the Hypno as possible Champions-to-Be.)

Chapter 14 begins with Brutus performing his Strength on boulders within Victory Road and the team battling their way to the front gates of Indigo Plateau. It is explained that gathering all eight badges acts as the preliminary condition to challenge the Elite Four and then the current Champion.

Fred heads towards the Poke Mart immediately and spends all of his remaining money on Full Restores, Full Heals and other useful items when he suddenly hears a roar of applause from a nearby TV screen. A new Champion has been declared and upon looking at the screen Fred sees Gustav standing tall with his Charizard beside him, the first and only one who managed to defeat the now-previous Champion this season. Fred hurries to the reception desk as Gustav is about to enter the Hall of Fame with a spikey red-haired fellow.

The crowd roars once again with the commentators shouting about how competition never seems to end. Another young trainer from Pallet Town is stepping up to challenge the Elite Four, and the commentators humour the fact that natural talent seems to come from Pallet Town every season.

(With each Pokemon League battle I wrote down what happened move for move instead of just narrowing it down to notable moves and events. Since it's the final battles of the game I wanted to depict some technically accurate battling. Because of this there wasn't much dialogue going on at the time, and reading it in text form perhaps doesn't convey the mood I was hoping to go for exactly... Oh well!)

Fred steps out onto the first arena, an Ice stadium where the first Elite Four, Lorelei, greets him. The battle begins with Lorelei sending out her Dewgong and Fred countering with Mortimer. Two Razor Leaf moves are enough to faint Dewgong, but it manages to start some Hail to fall inbetween.

The hail buffets Mortimer as he faces his next opponent, Slowbro, but throws another Razor Leaf against it anyway. Slowbro faints from the hail buffeting it right afterwards. Lorelei sends out Lapras and Fred switches to Greggory who Hyper Beams Lapras. It survives and Fred is forced to heal Greggory when he's hit by Ice Beams. After recharging, another Hyper Beam is enough to send Lapras to the ground.

Lorelei's Cloyster causes more Hail to fall and Greggory stays put while Fred heals Mortimer, sending him out to continue the Razor Leaf tactic. Cloyster does however Protect itself, but Mortimer's devastating Frenzy Plant move is eventually enough to break through the shield. Lorelei sends out her final Pokemon, a Jynx.

Brutus steps up towards the only Ice-type that isn't also a Water-type and scorches her with a Fire Blast. Jynx manages to survive and places a Lovely Kiss on Brutus' cheek, sending him into a Sleep. Fred tosses an Awakening and as soon as Brutus' eyes blink open he darts away with Extreme Speed, tackling Jynx and knocks her into unconciousness.

Fred and his team are startled by the sudden noise, realising they are being watched by a large cheering audience of people. In their haste and determination they had forgotten just what kind of spectacle the Pokemon League is. Lorelei congratulates them on their victory and lets them pass to the next arena. (For the audience scenes I wanted to do as many others do and fill the seats with cameos! My own characters, friends of mine and protagonists from the other Nuzlocke comics I used to enjoy!)

The next arena looks like a traditional Fighting Dojo though with more rocky terrain to the sides. Bruno awaits at the center, the second of the Elite Four! Not much for talking, Bruno immediately calls out his Onix to take the stage only to be almost immediately washed away by a Surf move from Greggory.

Hitmonchan steps up infront of Bruno next and Dash glides out to meet it, Flying up out of its reach before striking. Hitmonchan still stands and attempts to hit Dash with a Rock Tomb move. Fred shouts out, worried for Dash's weakness to Rock-moves, but the Pidgeot survives and Wing Attacks the Fighting-Type into unconciousness.

Machamp stomps its way out next, tossing the unconcious Hitmonchan out of the ring and proceeds to show off to the crowd by Bulking Up. Marwyn sneaks out, and while Machamp doesn't seem to realise his opponent is already there, uses a Toxic move to badly poison Machamp before hitting it with a Psychic move for good measure.

The Machamp, now realising it is being attacked, reacts instantly by Cross Chopping Marwyn. Fred uses a Max Potion to mend Marwyn's bruises but he is hit by another Cross Chop. Fred grits his teeth and heals the Hypno again, and now Machamp falls over, succumbing to the posion.

Marwyn steps back to allow for some more proper healing and Brutus takes the stage against Bruno's Hitmonlee. Brutus raises his head and listens to the noise of the crowd, feeling the thundering applause send ripples of excitement through the earth. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

Brutus remembers back when he first met Fred as a small Growlithe pup on Route 8. Back then, he couldn't defeat anyone and was frequently bullied. He always dreamed of strength, the chance to prove himself. Now he stands on the most prestigious ground a Pokemon with his dream can yearn for.

The Arcanine charges Hitmonlee meeting him head on, using his Strength and Extreme Speed to overpower and outmatch Hitmonlee. There was once a time when he'd have been confused if there were more to fighting besides survival. Now he fights for his Trainer and their fallen friends, especially Leyara, finding his answer in the heart of battle.

In the Pokemon League Champion's chamber, Gustav watches a monitor broadcasting the battle, watching how Bruno sends out his second Onix to take the stage only to be almost immediately washed away by a Surf move from Greggory. Gustav stares in shock at how well Fred is battling, before his expression turns into one of resolve. Despite being alone in the room he speaks, telling Fred that he is waiting.

Chapter 15

Chapter 15 begins with an exclamation of surprise within the home of Professor Oak in Pallet Town. Oak and his granddaughter Daisy stand up, proud joyful smiles on their faces as Oak is speaking on the phone, hearing the news of his grandson's triumph at Indigo Plateau and that a second boy from Pallet Town is battling at record pace, not before seen since.. well, the latest Champion!

The two hurry towards the door, Oak throwing his coat over his arms as he calms down though he still cannot hide the proud smile on his face. He thinks about his two protégés and how far they have come.

Fred is seen standing in the center of a large room, pitch black darkness surrounding him. He grits his teeth, being reminded of the dark corridors of the Pokemon Tower, when the room is suddenly illuminated by stray candles. Agatha, the third Elite Four, emerges to battle!

She calls out her Gengar and it lunges towards Fred in an attempt to scare him only to be blown off-course by a Psychic from Marwyn, also hiding in the shadows. He gives the Gengar some advice on catching an opponent by surprise, and Gengar just responds by spitting a Toxic move onto Marwyn. Grumpy that he didn't get the quality chat he wanted Marwyn sends a Confusion at the Gengar, causing it to vanish.

Agatha immediately calls out her Golbat to take the stage only to be almost immediately washed away by a Surf move from Greggory. An Arbok emerges from where the Golbat fell and Dash swoops down to combat it, keeping to the air before he's forced down by multiple Sludge Bombs, his wings too sludge-y to move correctly.

Marwyn compliments Dash on his unique take on flying and steps out to shield him, receiving a Sludge Bomb of his own from the Arbok. He coughs and shouts for Dash to not be a fool and return to Fred. It looks like this battle will be a duel between Poison users.

Thrusting his arm out Marwyn sends a Psychic move at Arbok and both of them stumble from the attacks they throw at each other. Nearly synchronised, Fred and Agatha bring out a Full Restore to use on their respective Pokemon. Again, Marwyn is hit by a Sludge Bomb right in the face, a Critical Hit, causing him to growl in anger.

The Hypno repeats his last move, thrusting his arm out to continue to chip away at the Arbok's health. Because of the sludge on his eyes he was unable to see the Arbok advancing on him, biting down onto his arm. Fred calls out for Marwyn to retreat but Marwyn is too stubborn, wanting to teach this slimey snake a lesson.

He hones in on the Arbok and prepares to use a Confusion move but the Arbok lunges and bites into his neck, another Critical Hit. Marwyn draws his last gasping breath and falls to the floor dead. Dash cries out in anger and throws himself up, Wing Attacking the Arbok before being splattered by yet another Sludge Bomb.

Agatha chuckles at how easily she managed to slow down such a quick bird as she watches Dash's sluggish movements in amusement. She prepares to command her Arbok to perform another killing blow, but Dash only smirks. Despite the sludge covering his entire body he suddenly zooms forward, a Quick Attack right into the Arbok's midsection, finishing it off.

With no time to mourn Marwyn, Fred is instead relieved they don't need to deal with any more Sludge Bombs. Agatha commands her second Gengar to temporarily snuff out all the candles in the room and hide within the darkness again.

Brutus uses a Fire Blast to light up the room and reveal the Shadow Pokemon. Gengar retaliates with.. a Sludge Bomb and Brutus is left poisoned. The Arcanine doesn't stop and spews another Fire Blast upon the Gengar, leaving it's body in flames in return. Gengar faints from the Burn right afterwards.

Agatha's final Pokemon is a Haunter, clearly visible as the candles flicker back into life with Gengar's defeat, and Mortimer charges forward to let Brutus get healed. The two strategise that Brutus is going to resume the fight but Haunter gives Mortimer a Mean Look and he finds his large limbs locked in place, unable to escape.

Haunter places a Curse upon Mortimer as well as Hypnotising him and preparing to perform the Dream Eater move. Fred stands ready closeby, spraying Mortimer with quick well-placed heals between the damage he takes. Mortimer flickers between being asleep and alert, able to put enough concious effort into the flower on his back to slowly but surely Giga Drain Haunter's life away and keep himself alive.

After a grind that feels like an eternity, the audience at the edge of their seats, Haunter disappears in a puff of smoke and Mortimer shakingly stands up tall. Agatha scoffs but despite her displeasure she acknowledges the team's strength. With a snap of her finger the room lights up fully and the old woman is nowhere to be seen.

Fred runs over to Marwyn where he lies motionless on the floor and kneels down beside him. The audience gasps before breaking out into hushed discussions, pondering what kind of accident happened down there. They watch the young Trainer inspecting his fallen Pokemon, the rest of his team surrounding him, before he suddenly springs back to his feet and rushes towards the next arena.

Behind the doors of Agatha's arena, Fred reaches a long curving corridor and he stops just a few steps inside and looks around. The crowd cannot see him in here and from the looks of it there's no one else here except for a few statues depicting what appears to be Dragonic Pokemon.

Taking the opportunity to rest up for a brief moment, Fred bring his Pokemon back to full health with Full Restores. Ivan sheepishly declines the medicine and Fred realises the Snorlax hasn't taken part in any of the League battles yet. Ivan reveals his anxiety and nervosity, and following what happened to Marwyn, he's even more scared!

Fred puts a hand on the Snorlax's arm, telling him that what he's feeling is perfectly normal. The strength of a Normal-type is what they'll need going forward without Marwyn and Fred observes that the next Elite Four is no doubt a Dragon-type user. With Ivan's Normal-type the damage will hopefully be kept neutral.

After the brief rest and peptalk, Ivan motivated to continue on, the team walks down the curving corridor.

I really enjoy the simple, line-based art style of this run (actually this is scarily similar to the style I'm going to use for my comic when I get it drawn). Keep going, this looks like it has promise!

You gotta ALPHA THE FUCK UP and tell them how you feel in person.C'mon man your name is HYPER MOTHERFUCKING AGGRON. You don't lie down and die like a sick dog. You head smash shit into submission.Got out there and head smash a bitch.

Thanks for everyone who's watching. It makes me happi. I'll try to get another page done today, and we'll see how many more I make this week.

By the next week I'm going to have a set schedule of two pages per week, ATLEAST. I've also already had loads of friends who ask me to write them into the story, haha.. Too bad I travel alone.

Nuzlocke related story:I started up an Emerald run, for fun, playing the basic rules PLUS no Starter Pokemon. I put my Mudkip (named Meme. haha, so funni) on the PC, and caught a Zigzagoon, who gave me an exciting surprise from it's Pick Up ability!